Archive for February 2014

Disappointed? Sure. Surprised? Most certainly not. Dejected? Not yet. It started out nicely. Jeff Samardzija walked the first batter and gave up a hit to start the first inning but settled down and got two strike outs to hold the D-Backs scoreless. Then Emilio Bonifacio hit the first pitch in the bottom of the... Read more »

Even haiku writers Even haikuists Need to get into shape each spring Need a spring training tune up Just like baseball players Just like the players First game tomorrow At Mesa’s brand new Cubs Park D-backs 2:05* *Cubs vs. Arizona, 2:05 central time. Watch on WGN-TV, listen at mlb.com Get all the... Read more »

That didn’t take long Quoting Olympic Charter Not cool in Russia At virtually the same moment as the Opening Ceremonies of the 22nd Winter Olympics were to begin, police moved in on a small group of demonstrators who were preparing to hang a banner from the Belinskiy Bridge. The banner quoted Principle 6 of the... Read more »

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Ed Nickow

A lifelong Cubs fan and Jewish father of 3 daughters, Ed blogs about (mostly) Jewish issues at Not For Jews Only and (mostly) about sports at The Cubs In Haiku. You can also find his haiku about the weekly Torah portion at The Torah In Haiku, which is not part of the ChicagoNow network. Contact Ed by email - ed(at)thecubsinhaiku(dot)(com)